Archive for the ‘Chic Geekery’ Category

A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft showed off their latest goodies for the holiday season at their annual Open House event. Complete with lavendar infused cocktails, mac and cheese amazingness and an Xbox KINECT interactive play area, front and center was the official launch of Windows Phone 7. They had a special video station on site and I took advantage of the opportunity to steal a few moments with my buddy Brian Seitz from Microsoft (and Cold Pavement). If you’ve been following my posts, you might recall I used to do PR for the Windows Phone account at my last firm, hence one of the enablers of fashion + tech becoming a sweet spot for me. I knew Windows Phone 7 was going to be impressive, but this was my first time seeing the final product and wow!

The photo features are probably my fav – it cuts out steps to make sharing and posting easier. One of the tiny things that got me was the “running late” button enabled through the Microsoft Office Mobile calendar. If you run late a lot like me, you can Read the rest of this entry »

On Friday, I received a Sony Bloggie with a post-it note attached that read “Play me! – KC.” I turned it on to find the following from Kenneth Cole inviting my social network to join his at a private dinner he is hosting tonight in his showroom!

Stay tuned for more…you can follow attendees live on Twitter during the dinner tonight via #KCSpring2011 and tweet with @KennethCole too.

P.S. I love when designers get geeky with technology.

What do Fashion Week goers do for fun outside the hours of the runway shows inside the tents? Fabulous cocktail parties, of course! Some might say sleep, but in all honesty, sleep always gets last priority. Kristin Booker (a dear blogger friend of mine over at Fashion Style Beauty) and Lianne Farbes (aka The Makeup Girl) hosted their annual Cocktails & Couture party last Saturday night at the Ted Gibson salon. What a great place for a glitsy gathering?!

First of all, the hostesses had their hair done by stylists at the Ted Gibson salon and they both looked amazing. During the party they had a make-up artist and two manicurists too! Let’s not forget the Read the rest of this entry »

A little surprise arrived this morning in packaging comprised of Clutch22.com. I didn’t care what brand sent it…they definitely got my full attention. In fact, I’m skipping my lunch to write about this! I had the chance to get my hands on an HTC DROID Incredible a couple of months ago at a lovely Sex & the City themed luncheon that involved eats, sweets, minx manicures and a model bartender. I have a guest writer, Taryn Matthews, working on a fun review of the phone because it’s the phone that brought her into mobile-obsessed world that I’ve been living in for some time. Stay tuned…

The Incredible launched on the Verizon network late last Spring and I can’t even tell you how often I see people carrying them on the subways or the streets of New York. It’s a hot little phone as is, but now HTC has new colors for the Read the rest of this entry »

A little surprise came in the mail today from Monster Cable! It’s the new Butterfly Love Vivienne Tam high fashion, in-ear speakers! The packaging is so gorgeous I don’t even want to take them out of the box! I’ve never had nice headphones before and can’t wait to try them out.

Monster Cable’s Control Talk feature enables the stylish buds to dub as a headset for those of you who get your best phone talking when on the go (something I desperately need for my walks to and from work). Can’t wait to try these out and bounce between conference calls and Gaga! More photos from the unboxing after the jump! Read the rest of this entry »